SELFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SELFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SELFISH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELFISH is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELFISH
No single letter turns SELFISH into another word.
How SELFISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SELFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does SELFISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Caring too much about oneself and too little about other people.
Being selfish means putting your own comfort or gain first, even when others pay for it. Children are often told not to be selfish, and the word carries clear blame.
How SELFISH is used
Selfish is an everyday word of criticism for people and their choices.
- It was selfish to take the last seat.
- She called his decision selfish and hasty.
- A selfish motive lay behind the gift.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELFISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SELFISH
The 7 tiles of SELFISH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SELFISH
3 longer words begin with SELFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in SELFISH
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Common questions about SELFISH
- Is SELFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELFISH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELFISH worth?
- SELFISH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELFISH mean?
- Caring too much about oneself and too little about other people.
- What letters can be added to SELFISH?
- No single letter can be added to SELFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SELFISH:
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